Where does “ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ” come from?
ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ (Khmer) comes from Khmer ក, from French Cœur, from Middle French cœur, from Old French cuer, from Vulgar Latin *corem, from Latin cor, from Proto-Italic kord, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ (Khmer): but, however
Definitions
- but, however
Ancestry of “ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ”, step by step
ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Khmer ក
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ក | neck; collar; connecting link |
| 2 | French | Cœur | heart |
| 3 | Middle French | cœur | Alternative form of coeur |
| 4 | Old French | cuer | heart |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | *corem | — |
| 6 | Latin | cor | heart; soul, mind |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kord | heart |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Khmer ប៉ុន្តែ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Khmer | ប៉ុន្តែ | but, however |